Perforation as a rare presentation of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumours: a case report and review of the literature.

CONCLUSIONS: We present the first English report of a perforated gastric GIST. More common presentations include abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Although rare, GISTs should be considered in the differential diagnoses of perforated gastrointestinal masses. PMID: 24417854 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - January 1, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Skipworth J, Fanshawe A, West M, Al-Bahrani A Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research